Herman Kaau Boerhaave, nephew of Herman Boerhaave. His brother Abraham Kaau Boerhaave arrived in 1746 and was appointed in the Kunstkamera. Bidloo's gardens Bidloo laid out extensive gardens on the hospital estate, including ponds, statues, a triumphal arch, and a botanical garden based on the Hortus Botanicus in Leiden. He also advised Peter the Great on horticulture, gardens and fountains. The tsar visited Bidloo's garden frequently, even when Bidloo was not at home. Supposedly, Bidloo was also one of the original designers of the Summer Garden and Peterhof in St. Petersburg. In 1730 Bidloo published a manuscript on his private garden, intended as a souvenir for his children. The manuscript included 19 drawings which Bidloo made of the gardens. The manuscript is now in the collection of Leiden University. References 1670s births 1735 deaths 17th-century Dutch physicians 18th-century Dutch physicians Leiden University alumni Dutch Mennonites Physicians from Amsterdam Peter the Great